Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-09
TO REPAIR THE STATE HOUSE.

cusa the Matter of RepaIrs-AIderman
 WincheH Makes Suggestions = The
 Estimates for 1888 Unanimously
 Adopted With Minor Changes.
 At the special meeting of the board of aldermen held last evening Alderman Win chell offered the following:
 Whereas at the city election held December G. 1sS7 e majority of the registered freemen of the city of New Haven cast their ballots in of the on that day in accordance with tho, orders and propositions adopted by the Court of Common Council and approved November sS 1887, it is.
 Ordered by the Court of Common Council of the city of New Haven that the building known as the 'Old State House." situated upon the public the terms and conditions of second prop proposition And It is hereby ordered that 8 commission be auditor of the city together with three aldermen whose term of office does not expire prior to De- ing the year 1888 and two citizens who sha be res idents and taxpayers of said city (which said alder the Mayor and confirmed by the board of alder pervisien on behalf of the Court of Common Coun- c of the work and details of all such repairs of uses to which said building may be best adapted and conforming the repairs and alterations near pose said commission is hereby authorized and en- powered on behalf and in name of the city of New Haven make and execute all necessary contracts agreements and arrangements for such repairing and to prosecute the same to completion as soon as such repairs said commission shall make to the
  ceedings together with an iremized statement of \ the costs of such repairs.
 commission which shall serve without pay. but shall appoint from it's number or other; wise epms6ent 6ompe6enf cleee record who of snail all the proceedings contracts and expenses incurred I hereby imposed upon it, for which srevices such clerk shall be paid reasonable compensation to be meet whenever called together by the Mayor, and may adjourn from time to time. A majority of it's II if11ta action of business. All except adjourned meetings uSe eff in he 3 eG M in W | of committees of the Court of Common Council. be laid in accordance with the provisions of the charter and ordinances of the city of New Haven, ven next last completed sufficient to raise not exceeding S50,0e0 for making such repairs and with. m And the board of finance is hereby charged with the duty of making the estimates required be necessary. such other details be required | by law in the premises Alderman WinchelI said that though he I opposed the retention of the State House he | bowed to the will of the people and had sub mitted the resolutions. He therefore moved | that the preamble orders be adopted. Sec ! onded by Alderman Dickerman, who moved that the orders be adopted by an unanimous vote.
 Alderman Whitmore called for the reread- | ing of the orders. He wanted to know | whether the uses that the building might be put to were in the paper and who should de- \ eide as to the uses it should be put to. He ! moved that it be tabled for printing. Alderman Daley said that he voted for \ tlR destruction of the building. He did not believe in postponing the measure one hour. \ He believed that the present board should have the honor of repairing the old State \ House. He would make the amount to be used definite. He thought $30, 900 would be
 required to repair. He moved an amend \ ment that the sum should be $50, ,000 If the \ whole amount is not used the balance could ! bet turned back into the treasury. Alderman Barnes believed in taking the ! matter by the horns and disposing of the | matter at once. It should be settled once l and forever. He seconded Alderman Dailey's motion.
 l Alderman Dickerman said that as delay seemed to be the object he moved that it be | referred to a committee.
 Alderman Watrous wanted the matter put | to a vote at once. The only thing now to be done was to carry out the will of the people
 in the best possible grace. It would be a l matter of economy to the city to get at the \ work at once.
 | Alderman Whitmore said he had no motive I whatever in causing any unnecessary delay in l the matter now that the people had decided that the building should remain He believed I in putting the building in the best possible ! condition, but that the Court of Common Council should decide what it should be used for was very necessary. He would like to have it repaired
 for the purpose of free public library. If
 the building was put to that use it would be
 to the best satisfaction of the citizens of New Haven. The building, am satisfied, will be repaired as has been ordained, and why this haste in the matter?
 ! Alderman Winchell thought that if the ! door was opened for a discussion in the Com
 mon Council the question would never be
 decided on. By putting the matter in the \ hands of nine respectable gentlemen they can Flock the matter up most thoroughly. They I could get at all the circumstances, which
 could not be done by the two bodies of the | city government
 Alderman Whitmore moved to lay upon
 the table. A yea and nay vote resulted as | follows: Yeas-Aldermen Martin, Whit
 more. Nays-Aldermen Watrous, Dicker-
 man, Kenney, Noonan, Clancy, Wines
 Barnes, Sheridan, Doyle, Winchell, Pohlman
 Edwards, Daley, Blakeslee, Hemingway.
 Connors, Greark.
 | On motion of Alderman Dailey it was re- ! ferred to the committee on finance.
 ! The board next considered the estimates | by departments, for 1888 as recommended by the finance committee. The board of public
 works and sewer estimates were adopted ai \ recommended without dissenting voice. | The board voted 70 add $1, 900 to the ! amount recommended by the committee fol
 police department. The addition was asked for on the ground that 8 new horse and patro ! wagon might be needed during the ensuing
 year. The estimates for the health and fire
 departments were adopted without change. When the sundry accounts estimate came ! up Alderman Sheridan moved that the sala I " of Colonel Bohan, City Hall janitor, be
 increased $500. He afterwards withdrew his l motion as he was not aware that the town 1 also paid portion of the janitors salary.
 The city now pays him $1 ,500 for the care oi the City Hall. The amount formerly paid was $1 800, but Colonel Bohan has resigned
 from the janitorship of the Police building and the city has transferred the amount paid him for the care of that building to the DO lice estimates, and the police board will here. after care for the police building. The remainder of the estimates were l adopted as recommended and 1115 mill tax ! was voted laid.
 Alderman Dickerman moved that the re port of the board of compensation on assess ments of benefits and damages on the exten } sion of Union avenue be taken from the table and indefinitely postponed,
 Alderman Watrous opposed disposing ot the matter in such 8 summary manner anG moved that the report be read.
 Alderman Martin moved that the wholt
 matter be postponed to the next meeting ana } it was so voted. R A SPECIAL WARD ELECTION. The following was adopted:
 l Ordered That an election shall be held for thu | members of the Court of Common Council in war(
 9, city of New Haven on Tuesday, December 20